Private Equity
Europe Guide 2024 : Germany
Band 3
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Provided by Gleiss Lutz
Gleiss Lutz is a leading law firm in Germany. The firm’s success and reputation are based on top-quality legal advice, outstanding service to its clients and ist approach to “getting the deal done”.
Private Equity clients entrust their most complex and challenging transactions to us. Accordingly, we have been constantly ranked for years both in terms of deal volume and number of deals amongst the top 5 of legal advisers for Private Equity transactions in Germany by Mergermarket.
Being a full service law firm, Gleiss Lutz’ Private Equity clients benefit in their deals across all sectors from insights of leading experts in all important areas of business law, including regulatory, IP and employment/benefits. Being a truly independent national champion, our Private Equity clients further benefit from our seamless, unparalleled global transactional advisory service and can rely on a network of leading players in all key global markets, including Europe, the US and Asia.
Our dedicated Private Equity team of experienced and recognized deal lawyers supports our Private Equity clients in making the right decisions throughout the entire lifecycle of an investment, including on refinancings and restructurings.
Chambers Review
The German law firm Gleiss Lutz is respected in the private equity world for its handling of large transactions. International private equity houses and their portfolio companies as well as well-known German corporates regularly mandate the law firm for high-end cross-border acquisitions, joint ventures and infrastructure investments. The team handles a wide variety of deal types, including bidding processes. Due to its excellent sector coverage, it is also well placed to advise on deals in regulated industries. As a full-service firm, Gleiss Lutz assists with the full cycle of investments including financings, restructurings and tax-related issues.
Work Highlights
- Gleiss Lutz advised Armira on its acquisition of a majority stake in the German welding technology company EMW.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"All complex situations are handled very professionally, accurately and as soon as possible."
"They have good partners and associates who really understand the legal landscape. They really have depth and longevity in the market."
"All complex situations are handled very professionally, accurately and as soon as possible."
"They have good partners and associates who really understand the legal landscape. They really have depth and longevity in the market."
Notable Practitioners
Christian Cascante advises prominent US and other international private equity funds and sponsors on the German law-governed aspects of large company acquisitions and bidding processes. His experience also includes infrastructure investments as well as transactions with targets from the banking sector.
Ranked Lawyers at
Gleiss Lutz
Germany
Clients
Provided by Gleiss Lutz
Real Estate, Financial Services and Digital Economy .
Industries
Provided by Gleiss Lutz
On top of our leading Private Equity practice, we can draw in leading experts from various sectors including Healthcare, Energy, Automotive,